George Thomas HEMSLEY

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HEMSLEY, George Thomas

Service Number:	6163
Enlisted:	7 August 1916, Sydney, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	23rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Moss Vale, New South Wales, 1 November 1898
Home Town:	Parramatta, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 9 October 1917, aged 18 years
Cemetery:	Tyne Cot Cemetery and Memorial Plot LX, Row A, Grave 8 - Headstone reads: Take Thy rest we loved Thee well but Jesus loved Thee best, Tyne Cot Cemetery, Passchendaele, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board

World War 1 Service

7 Aug 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, SN 6163, Sydney, New South Wales
31 Oct 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, SN 6163, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1
31 Oct 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, SN 6163, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney
3 May 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, SN 6163, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second), GSW (left hand)
9 Oct 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, SN 6163, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Battle of Poelcapelle

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Gerald and Clara Nina Hemsley of O'Connell Street, Parramatta, NSW

"...6163 Private George Thomas Hemsley, 23rd Battalion of Parramatta, NSW. A farmer prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard the HMAT Argyllshire (A8) on 31 October 1916. He was killed in action at Passchendaele, Belgium on 9 October 1917, aged 20. He is buried in the Tyne Cot Cemetery, Passchendaele, Belgium." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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